A payload re-positioning system for a maritime vehicle that includes a hull having a first portion and a second portion. The maritime vehicle includes a payload disposed within the second portion. The first portion may include an impact zone and a compressible zone. The impact zone is arranged to engage a target external to the maritime vehicle. The compressible zone is arranged to reduce the initial length of the first portion to a compressed length in response to the impact zone engaging the target external, thereby reducing a distance between the payload and the impact zone.

A payload re-positioning system for a maritime vehicle that includes a hull having a first portion and a second portion. The maritime vehicle includes a payload disposed within the second portion. The first portion may include an impact zone and a compressible zone. The impact zone is arranged to engage a target external to the maritime vehicle. The compressible zone is arranged to reduce the initial length of the first portion to a compressed length in response to the impact zone engaging the target external, thereby reducing a distance between the payload and the impact zone.

A payload re-positioning system for a vehicle that includes a body having a front and a rear, the body adapted to receive a payload to be deployed at a first position within the body that is a first distance from the front. The vehicle also includes means for causing the payload to be disposed at a second position in which the payload is disposed at a second distance from the front when the body directly contacts or is within a pre-determined distance of a target external to the vehicle, the second distance being different from the first distance.

A payload re-positioning system for a vehicle that includes a body having a front and a rear, the body adapted to receive a payload to be deployed at a first position within the body that is a first distance from the front. The vehicle also includes means for causing the payload to be disposed at a second position in which the payload is disposed at a second distance from the front when the body directly contacts or is within a pre-determined distance of a target external to the vehicle, the second distance being different from the first distance.